eTail West 2020
February 24 - 27, 2020
JW Marriott, Palm Springs, CA
Better Customer Service Starts With Better Communication
Call us, email us, tweet at us! At eTail, we pride ourselves on our event expertise and customer service. Where other conference companies outsource staff, we ensure that the people you deal with are kept consistant from emails to face to face at the event. We create the event, and we’ll deliver it for you!
Say Hi To Your Team!
Lori Hawthorne
eTail Divisional Director
Phone: 646-200-7457
Her passion is baking – pies, cakes, you name it. Lori creates the overall event strategy, content, speakers, programming...and you'll likely find her at the conference running around like a crazy person.
Contact Lori
Megan Kessler
eTail Program Director
Phone: 212-885-2787
A creative project manager and detail-oriented professional, Megan specializes in omni-channel market research to build robust conferences for both eTail East and West. From program writing to onsite execution, she enjoys collaborating with speakers for their insightful presentations and meeting as many attendees as possible. Often asked how she keeps up her infectious energy up onsite, Megan credits yoga, jamming to Beyoncé, and entertaining her boys (toddler son and husband).
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Gaianti Raj
Senior Marketing Manager
Phone: 646-200-7446
Gaianti started working at WBR straight out of college - it's been 12 years and she’s still going strong. Gaianti handles all media partnerships and ensures the marketing team stay sane.
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Matthias Clock
Marketing, Social Media & Content Manager
Phone:646-200-7451
Moved to NYC from the west coast and brought a taste for great content with him. During the day, Matthias cooks up insightful articles, reports, and social chatter. At night, you can find him dancing tango, playing piano, or enjoying a glass of scotch.
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Amir Sebahat
Marketing Director
Phone: 646-200-7462
He’s from London, UK, but don’t hold that against him. Aside from trying to make sure that everyone understands his accent, Amir’s day is spent driving the Marketing team forward.
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Michelle Millard
Sponsorship Director
Phone: 415-525-3737
Now living in San Francisco, Michelle has been selling the WBR eCommerce Portfolio for 13 years and stays super busy with her two young daughters. Michelle looks after the Sponsorship and Exhibition sales.
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Chet Silverman
Sponsorship Sales Manager
Phone: 1-646-200-7478
From Brooklyn, NY, never met a steak he didn’t like. Chet looks after the Sponsorship and Exhibition sales.
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Steven Peters
Head of Attendee Registrations
Phone: 1-416-597-4782
Behind every great show there is a person, and this Canuck is the person calling and emailing you.
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Tara Tripp
Retailer Registration Manager
Phone: 1-646-200-7532
From Long Island NY and sounds every bit of it. Tara handles all retailer registrations for eTail.
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Meghan Unger
Head of Meeting Planning
Phone: 646-200-7498
Yoga. Skiing. Just recently learnt how to surf. Oh and she's been working for WBR for 10 years! From AV, the sessions, electricity, water to the games, Meghan organizes and makes sure everything runs well on-site.
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Cheryl Porter
Meeting Planner
Phone: 646-200-7832
A high school softball state champ, Cheryl is the sporty one out of the team. She loves the Giants and the Yankees, as well as a good glass of wine. Cheryl ensures that everything runs smooth on the day
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Delnaz Bhopti
Head of Customer Service
Originally from India, now living in New York and loves to hike around the world. Delnaz (‘Del’) manages the Customer Service team and makes sure all your questions and inquiries get answered.
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Michael Braunstein
WBR Insights Team Leader
Phone: (646) 502-3233
Full of useless knowledge on all things sports and 80s music, a fan of casinos and the fastest half marathoner on the Insights team. Mike handles all of our eTail content marketing and demand generation opportunities beyond the physical event.
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